Abstract Assistive Technology is not widespread in Brazil. Advances have occurred gradually through achievements the legal area and promotion of research development. The proposition policies this can contribute to overcoming social inequalities a significant segment population that represents real expanding market. However, low optimization these resources by their users difficulty finding the...

Telehealth and telecare research has been dominated by efficacy trials. The field lacks a sophisticated theorisation of [a] what matters to older people with assisted living needs; [b] how illness affects people's capacity to use technologies; and [c] the materiality of assistive technologies. We sought to develop a phenomenologically and socio-materially informed theoretical model of assistive...

All over the world a vast number of persons with disability use assistive devices in order to enable everyday activities and to improve their quality of life (QoL). The development of assistive technologies (AT) rapidly increases the range of solutions for users. There is, however, a scarcity of knowledge concerning the effectiveness of different AT, e.g. which types of devices and services fun...

A large number of special education teachers in the United States are prepared in alternative certification programs and insufficient empirical information exists regarding their knowledge of assistive technology. The purpose of this study was to conduct a preliminary investigation of alternatively licensed special education teachers’ knowledge, experience, and confidence with assistive technol...

There is a growing recognition that an appropriate up to date preparation of all teachers and other educational personnel working with people with disabilities has to focus on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and especially on Assistive Technologies (AT). Numerous activities and projects related to teacher education and training have been performed the last years. Also the field...

This paper describes three initial case studies of software use by teachers to support learners with special educational needs. In each case, the teachers were observed to be appropriating the software in ways that went beyond the intended use of the technologies. Appropriation has been previously explored as a positive process that provides benefits to users, yet these cases suggest that there...

Visually impaired people face numerous challenges when it comes to transportation. Not only must they circumvent obstacles while navigating, but they also need access to essential information related to available public transport, up-to-date weather forecast, and convenient method for booking private taxis. In this paper we introduce ​Transport Assistant a voice based assistive technology proto...